Resurfacing is an alteration that triggers the requirement to add curb ramps if it involves work on a street or roadway spanning from one intersection to another, and includes overlays of...
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2010 ADA Definition
Alteration: A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof. Alterations include, but are not limited to, remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic restoration, resurfacing of circulation paths or vehicular ways, changes or rearrangement of the structural parts or elements, and changes or rearrangement in the plan configuration of walls and full-height partitions. Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building or facility.
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When is resurfacing considered to be an alteration?
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What kinds of treatments constitute maintenance rather than an alteration?
In some cases, the combination of several maintenance treatments occurring at or near the same time may qualify as an alteration and would trigger the obligation to provide curb ramps....
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Issue: Curb Ramps
Requirement: When streets and roads are newly built or altered, they must have ramps wherever there are curbs or other barriers to entry from a pedestrian walkway....
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California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Financing Program
Designed to assist small businesses with financing the costs to alter or retrofit existing facilities to comply with the requirements of the federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990...
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California DSA: Valuation Threshold for Alterations, Structural Repairs or Additions to Existing Buildings
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Design Guidelines for the Visual Environment
This guideline is intended for use in new construction and alterations of public accommodations and commercial facilities required to be accessible by the ADA and the ABA....
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Figure 404.2.3 Clear Width of Doorways – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
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Figure 406.4 Landings at the Top of Curb Ramps – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
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Figure 904.4 (Exception) Alteration of Sales and Service Counters – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
